To be fair, ‘scientific studies’ are increasingly less reliable, so quoting them as ‘facts’ has less weight. It used to be that any average person could look at an abstract and have a good enough idea to accept what the study found as fact. In 2025 this is less so, because you can’t just read the abstract. You also need to read the methodology and ideally who financed the study, since half the studies published are manipulated.
That’s why you must stick to studies that are peer reviewed. This isn’t new, but most people don’t know the difference. Studies that are a result of lobbyists paying off doctors generally lose credibility the moment you use that litmus test. It’s no guarantee but most of these sham studies are pretty low effort.
Not to mention, it’s not like there’s a study showing that it’s impossible to ever change people’s minds. If you want to try to convince someone even though you most likely won’t, it doesn’t make it pointless.
To be fair, ‘scientific studies’ are increasingly less reliable, so quoting them as ‘facts’ has less weight. It used to be that any average person could look at an abstract and have a good enough idea to accept what the study found as fact. In 2025 this is less so, because you can’t just read the abstract. You also need to read the methodology and ideally who financed the study, since half the studies published are manipulated.
Not that it makes a great difference, but still.
That’s why you must stick to studies that are peer reviewed. This isn’t new, but most people don’t know the difference. Studies that are a result of lobbyists paying off doctors generally lose credibility the moment you use that litmus test. It’s no guarantee but most of these sham studies are pretty low effort.
yeah well I still think OP is right
You son of a bitch.
Not to mention, it’s not like there’s a study showing that it’s impossible to ever change people’s minds. If you want to try to convince someone even though you most likely won’t, it doesn’t make it pointless.